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Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Etihad Engineering has completed a six-year heavy maintenance check on the first of four Airbus A380s it is returning to service on the Abu Dhabi-London route.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Alder Fuels has begun the demonstration-scale production of renewable crude oil at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
Dale Vince, the founder of renewable energy firm Ecotricity, is planning to launch Edinburgh-based Ecojet in early 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The three-year project is planned to culminate in a flight demonstration from Hamburg Airport in Germany.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Government incentives to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are proving to be the way to encourage the speedy construction of SAF production plants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern has taken delivery of its second Comac C919, with data showing its first narrow-body airliner has clocked an average of 5.5 flying hours daily.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Azul) and aeronautical engineering company LHColus Tecnologia have put the Embraer 195 E1 into service as a Class F freighter.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Air China has completed the country’s first uptake of sustainable aviation fuel in a commercial flight with an Airbus A350-900 flying from Hangzhou to Beijing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The Isothermic High-Rate Sustainable Structures (IHSS) effort is funded through the UK Aerospace Technology Institute program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Soon, IS&S will be able to offer more complete packages using its own products plus the newly acquired Honeywell hardware.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
According to the June data, Emirates has converted an order for 16 Boeing 777-8s into the same number of larger -9s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The move provides full clarity on the destination airlines for Hainan Airlines’ commitment for 60 C919s made in April 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
This week’s #FlightFriday looks at how flight hours, by region, compare against the first half of 2019.
Air Transport

By Garrett Reim
Twelve broke ground on a power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in Moses Lake on July 11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia logistics affiliate Teleport has unveiled its first Malaysia-based freighter aircraft, an Airbus A321F.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Collins Aerospace says it is on track to open a $50 million aircraft electrification and electric propulsion laboratory dubbed "The Grid" in October.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Thales' acquisition of cockpit communication systems company Cobham Aerospace Communications could create flight deck system integration possibilities.
Connected Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Fuels and oils producer Calumet says its Montana Renewables facility is now the largest producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
June’s delivery count was the second-highest monthly total in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Victoria Moores
Remaining regional aircraft OEMs ATR and Embraer continue to wait for fresh, strong demand. If the hesitation is structural, the outlook could stay grim.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Graham Warwick
Norway is seeking input on how to accelerate the transition to zero- and low-emission domestic aviation as it prepares a new National Transport Plan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Merlin has completed a series of autonomous flight trials in Alaska using a Cessna Caravan fitted with its automated flight control system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
At issue is software developed for the 737-7’s stall management yaw damper (SMYD), part of the aircraft’s stall management system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation